How To Install lpr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpr on Kali Linux. lpr is BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpr on Kali Linux.

What is lpr

lpr is:

This is the BSD printer spooler and associated utilities. You can use this for local and remote printers.

If you install magicfilter or apsfilter (along with ghostscript), lpr will be able to automatically handle special file types (such as Postscript and PDF files).

There are three methods to install lpr on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lpr Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lpr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lpr

Install lpr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lpr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lpr

Install lpr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install lpr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lpr

How To Uninstall lpr on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the lpr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lpr

Uninstall lpr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lpr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lpr

Remove lpr Configurations and Data

To remove lpr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lpr

Remove lpr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lpr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lpr

Dependencies

lpr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lpr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.